You all know this was a rough week for me (and incidentally, thank you all so much for your comments in that last post -- seriously, they meant so much). But even with all the insanity that has been going on in the world these days, there is still much to be grateful for. And so, in my everlasting, ongoing effort to share beauty and light here on Chookooloonks, here is some awesome that I was very grateful for this week:

• An old friend of Marcus' came into town this week, and Marcus and I met her for drinks (in the middle of the week! Like we were young and child-free again!). Then tonight, because my sister and her family are in town, we're hiring a babysitter for our kids, and all the grown-ups, our parents included, are going out to celebrate my brother-in-law's birthday. That's two grown-up nights out in one week, friends. I don't even recognize us, anymore!

• Stained glass windows remind me of churches. Which makes me wonder what The Commandments might have looked like if God texted them to Moses, instead of going the whole burning-bush route. Happily, someone has already answered this question.